Tinnerman v. Kost

JacksoN, Judge,

delivered tbe opinion of the court:

This is an appeal, in an interference proceeding, wherein the Board of Interference Examiners of the United States Patent Office awarded priority of invention of the subject matter of the five counts involved to appellee Kost.

The interference arose between an application of appellant for a patent on a “Fastening Device,” Serial No. 263,874, filed March 24, 1939, and an application of appellee for a patent for a “Fastener,” Serial No. 230,563, filed September 19, 1938. Appellant is the junior party and must sustain his proof of priority by a…